Women's Volleyball

W&L Volleyball Opens ODAC Tournament Play on Wednesday

Nov 04, 2013

LEXINGTON, Va. — The Washington and Lee women's volleyball team has qualified for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, which starts on Wednesday, November 6. W&L will host eighth-seeded Shenandoah in one of the quarterfinals at 6:30 pm.

The Generals enter the championship as the top seed, finishing the regular season with a 25-6 overall record and a 10-1 mark in the ODAC. W&L ended conference play tied with Randolph-Macon, but won the tiebreaker due to a 3-1 victory over the Yellow Jackets on September 13.

Senior outside hitter M.A. Boles (Houston, Texas/St. John's) leads the team in kills (367) and broke the ODAC career kills record on Saturday. She now has 1,666 in her four years. Senior setter Meghan Meleski (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) is the team leader in assists (966) and service aces (52). First-year middle blocker Mackenzie Shand (Saline, Mich./Salin) leads the team in hitting percentage (.358) and blocks (89), while junior defensive specialist Kelly McManus (Osprey, Fla./Pine View) has a team-best 383 digs.

The match between the Generals and the Hornets will have live stats and live video, and for more coverage on the ODAC Volleyball Tournament, click here to visit the tournament home page. The semifinals and championship match will take place on Saturday at the highest remaining seed following the quarterfinals.